Joy de Cosson Graduate Research Fellowship in Sustainable Transportation Administration

Terms of Reference

The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide financial support and recognition for a graduate student pursuing research on subjects related to sustainable transportation.

As defined by Canada's Centre for Sustainable Transportation, the principles of sustainable transportation are as follows:

Equity- Sustainable transportation allows the basic access needs of individuals and societies to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and with equity within and between generations.

Ecology- Sustainable transportation limits emissions and waste within the planet's ability to absorb them, minimizes consumption of non-renewable resources, limits consumption of renewable resources to the sustainable yield level, reuses and recycles its components, and minimizes the use of land and the production of noise.

The criteria for this Fellowship are:

acceptance and registration to enter or continue in Simon Fraser University in a Master's or Doctoral program

demonstrated academic excellence at the undergraduate level and, if applicable, at the graduate level

Preference will be given to outstanding students entering or currently enrolled in the Graduate Program in Urban Studies.